3.
What
is
online
mapping?
 Powerful
mapping
that
runs
in
the
cloud
and
that
links
informa<on
to
loca<ons
so
that
you
can:
 Build
graphic
windows
into
databases
 Analyze
when
condi<ons
occur
and
when
they
don’t
 Find
poten<al
sites
based
on
a
set
of
criteria
 Integrate
maps
with
informa<on
from
a
variety
of
sources

4.
Computer
map
overview
Water
Sources
Soil
Types
Rivers
Ecoregions
Current
Weather
Animal
Ranges
All
on
a
Common
Coordinate
Basemap
n A computer
software program
that contains
layers of
geographic
information
n A spreadsheet with
a map attached for
viewing complex
tabular data
n These layers
contain
information
represented by
points, lines, areas
(polygons), or
images